As Nazjatar continues to be explored on the Rise of Azshara PTR, mini questlines involving Shandris Feathermoon and First Arcanist Thalyssra can be unlocked after completing the main Nazjatar storyline. We went through both questlines below!

WARNING: Minor story spoilers in this post! Do not continue on if you don't wanna be spoiled!

After completing the main Nazjatar questline, Shandris/Thalyssra can be found in the eastern portions of Nazjatar, at the Drowned Market area. They offer the quest La città degli amici annegati/La città degli amici annegati. Shandris talks about how people from her village, Ara-Hinan, were brought to Zin-Azshari during the Sundering only to drown or suffer the even worse fate of being unable to rest as spirits. Thalyssra talks about how it has been thousands of years since she walked the streets of Zin-Azshari, and she knew many of the spirits that were unaware of their deaths there.

We then find spirits that tell us more about two important figures in their lives: for Alliance, they talk about Janius Feathermoon, Shandris' older brother, and for the Horde, they talk about Arcanist Sivara, one of Thalyssra's most gifted students.

Shandris Feathermoon: I knew many of these people. They were my friends... my loved ones... all of them are gone...---Weeping Sanya: Janius! Where are you?!Weeping Sanya: Janius, no! I couldn't... save you...Shandris Feathermoon: Janius? My closest childhood friend... we were playing together when the Legion attacked our village...---> Have you seen Janius Feathermoon?Feathermoon? Oh yeah!

Nice merchant. He never told on me when he saw me stealing from someone's cart. Said he was from a small town like Ara... Ara-something.

He said he was going to try and see the Queen. Didn't you hear? Queen Azshara is right down the street! Maybe I'll get to see her if I get away from these nasty guards.---Merchant Renrotta: Where is Janius? What have you done with him?!Merchant Renrotta: He is just a boy. Please, take Janius away from this madness before it is too late.

Weeping Sanya: Hurry, Sivara! The city is flooding!Weeping Sanya: Sivara, my love! We... should have fled...First Arcanist Thalyssra: Sivara... my most gifted student. It was on my recommendation that she enrolled in the Royal Academy.--- > Have you seen Arcanist Sivara?You know Arcanist Sivara? I just saw her! She has such pretty hair.

I heard she was trained by First Arcanist Thalyssra. She is super fancy.

Anyway, I saw Arcanist Sivara walk by just a few minutes ago. I think she is going to see the Queen. Didn't you hear? Queen Azshara is right down the street! Maybe I'll get to see her if I get away from these nasty guards.---Merchant Renrotta: Thalyssra! Vile witch! You were the one who convinced my sister to serve at the palace.Merchant Renrotta: Sivara... never... should... have listened to... you... Thalyssra.

Alliance:Image of Queen Azshara: Little Shandris. A lowborn commoner who fancies herself a general. Filth like you shall be washed from the streets of Zin-Azshari.Image of Queen Azshara: I can abide the ignorance of your companions, but you should know better than to defy your rightful queen.---Horde:Image of Queen Azshara: You would presume to challenge my magic, Thalyssra? Allow me to demonstrate why you never ascended to Grand Magistrix.Image of Queen Azshara: I can abide the ignorance of your companions, but you should know better than to defy your rightful queen.

After getting past Azshara's wave barriers, we see an echo of Azshara nearby, and in L'Araldo della Guerra/L'Araldo della Guerra, you can commune with the echo to trigger a cinematic of the Warbringers: Azshara video. As you turn in the quest, both Shandris and Thalyssra wonder about Azshara's choice, and why she would even show us that vision.

As we accept La loro scelta/La loro scelta, Azshara appears once more, sending one of her strongest lieutenants, Abyssal Commander Sivara, who was Thalyssra's gifted student! We barely make a dent on Sivara as Azshara calls her back, almost as if toying with us. When Sivara disappears, if you're on an Alliance character, Janius Feathermoon appears, allowing Shandris to interact with him one more time and have him rest in peace, knowing Shandris is alive and well.

Image of Queen Azshara: But I digress. You hoped to be reunited with a lost loved one. Allow me to grant your wish.Abyssal Commander Sivara: For Queen Azshara!Image of Queen Azshara: Enough, Sivara. My subjects cannot grovel if they're dead. I will allow them one final chance to kneel before my throne.---Alliance:I got lost. They brought me here. I... I think that was a long time ago.

I lost my little sister Shandris. I was supposed to watch her but we got separated. I can't leave her until I find her.> Shandris is alive and here. Be at peace.---Horde:First Arcanist Thalyssra: Hold, champion. Sivara is beyond our ability to confront alone. We will need reinforcements.

Although we don't see Janius anymore after this questline, presumably because his spirit is now resting in peace, this is not the last we see of Arcanist Sivara - As one of Azshara's strongest lieutenants, she is the first boss encounter in the upcoming Rise of Azshara raid, The Eternal Palace.

Commenti

Commento di Adalberht

Commento di shinymon

Raid boss should have been that Naga champion from Vash’jr. Wasted opportunity.

Commento di Dracala

on 2019-05-06T21:06:37-05:00

That Naga probably would have been a Raid Boss in the scrapped Abyssal Maw Raid, which was scrapped back then because people didn't like underwater zones....

Commento di ChunkyCoffee

on 2019-05-06T22:23:01-05:00

Ah you guys are talking about the one we played in flashbacks? Yeah, wonder what happened to her.

Commento di UlfangRagemane

on 2019-05-07T02:57:38-05:00

The Shandris and Janius one......man hit me right in the feels...

Commento di Gwiez

on 2019-05-07T10:34:46-05:00

Vegliante Naz'jar, apparently named Nar'jira. This would be the patch for her to show up, if any.

Commento di lambda34

on 2019-05-07T10:52:07-05:00

This doesn't make any sense tho xD

I mean, according to the War of the Ancients trilogy, Shandris was already an adolescent when her village was destroyed by the demons. She was the one who shot the arrow on Xavius shoulder that Malfurion used to turn him into an oak tree.

I really wasn't expecting this silly ghost nightborne children to be her companions lol

Btw I hope they stick with the "childhood friend" route because that "Janius Feathermoon" and "I lost my little sister Shandris." were just cheap and cheesy af

Well, guess this is a retcon or one of those cases that Blizz lost track of their own characters.

Commento di truewow94

on 2019-05-07T10:54:11-05:00

It's Ara-Hinam, not Ara-Hinan.Source: WotA

Commento di Wepstar

on 2019-05-07T12:29:34-05:00

At least Blizzard finally have added Night Elves children models... Only 14 years was needed for that...

Commento di Duendelstein

on 2019-05-07T13:35:35-05:00

Titling a quest and giving the involvement and then saying the characters and THEN saying "Spoilers" isn't a spoilers tag.

Jut have a title that says "STORY SPOILERS" and people can click or not.

Commento di rossyys

on 2019-05-07T14:02:26-05:00

So is Tyrande still in Darkshore? I can imagine she'd want to be in Nazjatar too.